Although corn silage is the predominant forage fed to dairy cows in the United States, sorghum has become an important silage crop as well. This is related to some of its unique characteristics

The busy season is upon many of us. Hay mowers all across the country are firing up and heading to the field. In some regions, the mower is then followed by one or more passes with a tedder

Site-specific and variable rate technologies are widely known and applied today in row crops, in many instances being driven by and evaluated by yield monitors

A common practice for many producers during the fall is to look for the cheapest protein and energy supplements to go along with their hay for winter feeding

Understanding and managing a farm’s inventory should not differ much in concept from that of a grocery store. While the products will be quite different, the end goal is the same. The grocery

As we discussed in the March 2017 column, renovating a toxic fescue pasture to beneficial endophyte varieties is no small feat

An early spring application of Chaparral herbicide does double duty on tall fescue by controlling weeds and suppressing seedhead emergence

With one of the greatest expenditures of horse ownership being feed costs, horse owners often look for ways to reduce these costs

Improved legume species and varieties have the most impact on a pasture’s ability to support high milk production. Are you getting the most out of your pasture in terms of high-quality forage

Bermudagrass varieties fall into two main groups: selections of common bermudagrass that can be planted from seed and hybrid bermudagrass that must be propagated by vegetative means

Rotational grazing, or “rational grazing” as coined by French scientist Andre Voisin, has been proven to enhance production for graziers in just about every environment you can imagine

UGA Cooperative Extension forages specialist Dennis Hancock was one of two UGA Extension faculty members honored his month with Walter Barnard Hill Awards in recognition of their public outreach.Denni

In prior Hay & Forage Grower articles, we covered alfalfa variety breeding and characterization, the progression from breeder seed through foundation to commercial seed, and some basics of a

Want to learn more about CRISPR-Cas applications in agriculture? DuPont Pioneer today launched a unique website (CRISPRCas.pioneer.com) that demonstrates how this advanced plant breeding technology is

Valley® Irrigation, The Leader in Precision Irrigation®, a division of Valmont® Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), announced the promotion of Andrew Carritt to vice president of product development

In the final weeks of March over $200,000 was raised for cattlemen affected by wildfires through IMMVAC®, Inc.’s pledge of Endovac-Beef® and Endovac-Dairy® vaccine gross sales

Rock River Laboratory announces the hiring of Megan Kelly as a Nutrition Analytic Consultant and Rock River Laboratory-Ohio manager

Cows aren’t the only creatures that like to eat alfalfa; count alfalfa weevils in that group as well.Entomologists across the U.S. are either filing reports of already severe alfalfa damage from

Photo: OMAFRAStockpiling cool- or warm-season grasses is a time-tested method to fill forage gaps in the summer or extend the grazing season into the winter.“Planting corn for stockpiled winter

It can be a challenge to establish native grasses in cultivated pastures, but they offer several benefits, including alternative summer forage, buffer strips to protect streams, and improved wildlife